{"product_id":"heavy-date-over-germany-jewellee-jordon-kuenstler-9781933337807","title":"Heavy Date Over Germany: The Life and Times of B-17 Tail Gunner Ray Perry","description":"\u003cp\u003eRay Perry was a farm boy from rural West Texas when America entered World War II. He always had a fascination with planes, so he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps with the intention of becoming a pilot. The Army Air Corps needed tail gunners, however, so Ray served his country at the back end of a B-17, completing thirty-five combat missions before the war's end. This is the story of his World War II adventure, wrought with tragedy and excitement and every emotion in between. This is also the story of how a young man from a small West Texas town handled the upheaval that comes with war. Based off numerous primary source materials, Ray's story unfolds through his letters, photos, and mementos. The book's foreword is written by his son, and former Texas governor, Rick Perry. \"I never was rattled . . . . I could never remember really being scared. I know I was. Had to be. But I had control of it.\" \"The pilot sent the radio operator back there to see if they got me . . . and he climbed, crawled, right there beside the side of that tail wheel, and he never did get back all the way where I was at, but he . . . saw me sitting up and he saw me move a little. So, he went back and told the pilot, 'I guess he's alright. I think he's still alive.'\"--Ray Perry, from the book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jewellee Jordon Kuenstler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 193333780X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933337807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Jewellee Jordon Kuenstler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991204102399,"sku":"9781933337807","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61609d1e-9b42-43ce-8a4e-74f4f800e787.jpg?v=1683309036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heavy-date-over-germany-jewellee-jordon-kuenstler-9781933337807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}